Android tablets hunting down the iPad market share without mercy, new research shows

posted by Daniel P. / Jan 26, 2012, 3:38 AM

It is still largely an iPad world with Apple's venerable slate occupying 58% of the tablet market, shows the new research from Strategy Analytics.

Its recap of 2011, however, displayed that the total pie has grown the astonishing 260% year-on-year in 2011, to 66.9 million units, yet Apple's share has shrunk from 68% to 58% globally, for the sake of Android tablets, which went from 29% to 39%. Microsoft is said to hold 1% of the market, so that leaves the rest 2% for RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook and the like.

Needless to say, the researchers are attributing this to the growing number of Android slate manufacturers, most of which are already on their second generation tablets with Google's mobile OS, and some, like Asus, even announced the third at CES.

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Of the Android tablets I have tried out last year, I was most impressed with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer (which I own) and the Sony Tablet S. The Eee Pad has the best keyboard dock/attachment of any tablet I have seen. The Tablet S is most comfortable to hold with one hand while keeping a fairly decent screen size.
I wasn't all that impressed with Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1. It didn't really stand out in any way over any of the other Android tablets. Samsung is going to have to step up to impress me.

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posted on Jan 26, 2012, 7:03 AM 0

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the touchwiz UI isnt the culprit, its honeycomb. i have the g-slate which is straight stock and it still has a bit of lag with a tegra2. when it gets the ICS update the thing will be like butter in a hot pan. :)

posted on Jan 26, 2012, 4:31 AM 2

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posted on Jan 26, 2012, 5:23 AM 0

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..YES!!!
that's the news I've been waiting for.
and the best thing about it is that it's only beginning.. the high end full HD ICS tablets haven't even set their foothold on the market yet!
and once they do , it will change the landscape a mark a turning point.
can't wait for first reviews of transformer prime 700 series, and then the new galaxy tab with full HD super amoled, s - pen and next generation exynos.
it will be a revolution.
iPad 3 better come out with major OS improvements or I bet it will just be killed in comparison reviews.

posted on Jan 26, 2012, 5:33 AM 4

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..to make my self clear, iPad 2 is still overall perhaps the best tablet experience on the market, it's maybe even better product than the transformer prime on honeycomb.
but the thing is, android is just shaping up, just as it's hardware.
the first true high end products with ICS will be leaps and bounds better than what's on the shelves right now. and they're just around the corner.

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